Why was the Election of 1876 contested?

There was confusion about some of the electoral votes.

Why did Winfield Scott propose the Anaconda Plan?

It would severely weaken the South's economy.

Why didn't Lincoln abolish slavery fully with the Emancipation Proclamation?

He did not want to lose the border states.

Why is Colonel Shaw a significant figure in history?

He commanded the 54th Regiment from Massachusetts.

What was Military Reconstruction?

Union troops controlled the South after the war.

Put the Union generals in order in terms of their command of the army (eastern front).

McDowell, McClellan, Meade, Grant

Why did Lincoln choose Andrew Johnson for his running mate in 1864?

Johnson was a Democrat from the South.

What was significant about the election of 1876?

A deal was made so Hayes would win; Union troops went home.

Which is false regarding regional differences between the North and the South prior to the war?

The North did not do any farming.

Why was the Union win at Antietam significant?

Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

What were Black Codes

State and local laws meant to segregate and discriminate

Why did Radical Republicans dislike Andrew Johnson?

He vetoed civil rights legislation.

Lee surrendered to Grant here.

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

Why did Meade receive criticism after the win at Gettysburg?

He didn't go after Lee at the end of the battle.

Why was the Union win at Vicksburg significant?

It cut the South in two on the Mississippi River.

Which is NOT true of the CSA?

It contained ALL slave owning states.

This was the South's "bread basket" and was a target for the Union army.

The Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

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1
Which were tactics of Southerners to prevent blacks from receiving their 15th Amendment right?
All were tactics
Threats and intimidation
Grandfather Clause
Literacy Tests
2
Why was the Election of 1876 contested?
There was confusion about some of the electoral votes.
Women voted in large numbers.
Andrew Johnson ran for office.
Jefferson Davis was running for office.
3
Who was the commanding Union officer at Bull Run (he told Lincoln the troops were not ready)?
Irvin McDowell
George McClellan
Stonewall Jackson
Ambrose Burnside
4
Who was the president of the CSA?
Jefferson Davis
Frederick Douglass
Alexander Stephens
Stephen Douglas
5
Where did P.T. Beauregard give the order to firing on a fort and thus starting the Civil War?
Manassas, Virginia
Charleston, South Carolina
Charlottesville, Virginia
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
6
Which ended Military Reconstruction in the South?
The Compromise of 1877
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Emancipation Proclamation
The 15th Amendment
7
Why did Winfield Scott propose the Anaconda Plan?
It would strengthen northern industry.
It would severely weaken the South's economy.
It would please Jefferson Davis.
It would gain support from Europe.
8
This was the location of the Confederate capital.
Charleston, South Carolina
Atlanta, Georgia
Baltimore, Maryland
Richmond, Virginia
9
Why didn't Lincoln abolish slavery fully with the Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln believed that slavery could still exist.
He did not want to lose the border states.
He told Davis that slavery could still exist.
Southern states would not respect his wishes.
10
Which is a strong example of total war?
Gettysburg
Manassas
Appomattox Court House
March to the Sea
11
Which state seceded from the Union soon after the Election of 1860?
Missouri
South Carolina
Maryland
Virginia
12
Why is Colonel Shaw a significant figure in history?
He never lost a battle.
He graduated first in his class at West Point.
He helped the Union win at Vicksburg.
He commanded the 54th Regiment from Massachusetts.
13
What was Military Reconstruction?
Union troops went to the South and built new factories.
The federal government provided loans to the Confederacy.
The South was given time to rebuild its military.
Union troops controlled the South after the war.
14
This organization helped to educate newly freed people in the South.
The Freedmen's Bureau
The Abolition and Books Act
The Education Act
The Public Education for All Act
15
This area was carefully protected by the Confederates in the early years of the war.
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Louis, Missouri
16
Which was NOT a Union advantage prior to the war?
More population
More money
Better prepared and trained
More transportation
17
Put the Union generals in order in terms of their command of the army (eastern front).
McDowell, Grant, Meade, McClellan
Grant,McDowell, McClellan, Meade
McDowell, McClellan, Meade, Grant
McClellan, Meade, McDowell, Grant
18
Why did Lincoln choose Andrew Johnson for his running mate in 1864?
Johnson was a radical abolitionist.
Johnson was a Democrat from the South.
Johnson was a popular Republican.
Johnson was a supporter of civil rights for ALL Americans.
19
Which document allowed blacks to join the Union army?
The 13th Amendment
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Military Recruitment Act
The Declaration of Sentiments
20
What was significant about the election of 1876?
Neither man won, so the election went to the H of Reps.
A deal was made so Hayes would win; Union troops went home.
Tilden became the first Southern Democrat to be president.
It marked the beginning of military reconstruction.
21
This amendment abolished slavery.
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Tenth Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment
22
Which is false regarding regional differences between the North and the South prior to the war?
The North did not do any farming.
The North was more industrial.
The North favored tariffs.
The South grew many cash crops.
23
Which battle is considered to be the turning point of the war?
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Antietam
Fort Wagner
24
Who led the Confederate charge on day 3 at Gettysburg?
William T. Sherman
George Meade
George Pickett
Stonewall Jackson
25
Why was the Union win at Antietam significant?
Lee surrendered to Meade.
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Union controlled the South's "bread basket."
It marked the end of wooden ships.
26
What were Black Codes
New laws to assist newly freedmen.
Laws that helped abolish slavery in southern states.
Punished Southerners who didn't give civil rights to all.
State and local laws meant to segregate and discriminate
27
Where was the Union capital?
Sacramento, California
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C.
New York City, New York
28
Why did Radical Republicans dislike Andrew Johnson?
He was a former Confederate.
He had been Lincoln's vice president.
He vetoed civil rights legislation.
He was best friends with Jefferson Davis.
29
Lee surrendered to Grant here.
Washington, D.C.
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
30
What was significant about the battle of Chancellorsville?
The Union won a major victory.
Lee lost a battle.
Stonewall Jackson died.
The South was cut in half in terms of trade.
31
Why did Meade receive criticism after the win at Gettysburg?
He didn't go after Lee at the end of the battle.
He should have won the battle the first day.
He should not have allowed the battle to occur.
He allowed Little Round Top to fall to Confederates.
32
Why was the Union win at Vicksburg significant?
The Union won without much effort.
It cut the South in two on the Missouri River.
Lincoln told Congress to propose the 13th Amendment.
It cut the South in two on the Mississippi River.
33
Which is NOT true of the CSA?
It allowed slavery.
It nominated its own president and vice president.
It contained ALL slave owning states.
It had its on Constitution.
34
While the Union army struggled initially in the East, this general had huge wins in the West.
General Burnside
General Meade
General McClellan
General Grant
35
This was the South's "bread basket" and was a target for the Union army.
Petersburg, Virginia
The Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
Savannah, Georgia
Sharpsburg, Maryland

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